This katau is made of doubled lengths of te nana (coconut shell) discs strung together on cords of te kora (coconut sennit) through a central perforation in the disc creating a long flexible cylindrical form. The te nana discs are approximately 9mm in diameter. In addition to the te nana disks, there 20 wiin te kua kewe (porpoise teeth) worked into the design, interspersed between te nana discs along one length of the strung te nana disks. These animal teeth are a yellowed off white colour. At either end of this ornament the cord of te kora is tied off into a knot with a short length left free of discs so as to be able to tie securely around the waist. The te nana discs are a dark brown colour and the cord of te kora is golden brown in colour.